Coming soon: Offline Google Play Movies and TV Shows for Chromebooks

After using Chromebooks for nearly two years, one of my biggest wish list items is on the way: This week, Google(s goog) said offline support for Google Play Movies and TV shows is nearly here. While you can currently stream video content on a Chrome OS device, downloading video purchases and rentals isn’t yet possible. It’s a big feature gap — here’s what you can currently do offline on a Chromebook — considering you watch offline content on phones, tablets and other computers.

I really hope they keep the OS simple. They keep tacking on all of these things that address random negative user comments on message board and comment sections, but I appreciate the minimalism and simplicity in the system.

I think a lot of people want to use it as their main device, but I want to use it as a fast and no-maintenance secondary device.

I love my Chromebooks, but as a workaround, I download YouTube videos, books, music, etc. and load it on a USB drive and then watch/listen to them on the Chromebook at my convenience using one of the many apps available to enable that.